Having Dave take the packages to the post office every day would help, but in reality, it only saved about an hour of my time. With the amount of work I had, and facing the reality that my order volume and client base would continue to expand, I would require a lot more help. In […]
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Memoirs of a Steroid Kingpin, Episode 18: “Scaling an Infrastructure”
In order to deal with the influx in volume of clientele, I had to scale this operation to sustain growth. The primary step was to get help. To get help, I had to tell a few select people what I was doing, and what I needed.
Memoirs of a Steroid Kingpin, Interlude 3: “In Retrospect… D.O.S.E.”
Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, Endorphins are neurotransmitters produced by the brain that double as reward stimuli. Every time a human does something that ensures the survival of oneself our brains produce these neurotransmitters as a reward mechanism.
Memoirs of a Steroid Kingpin, Episode 17: “Overwhelmed with New Orders”
Over time, my routine became the same. Wake up; check iSteroids and Phantom Gym; answer emails and package any orders that came in that morning. Next, I had to collect Western Union payments sent to me for the orders I was shipping, then I dropped the orders off at the post office. Thenceforth, I would […]
Memoirs of a Steroid Kingpin, Episode 16: “Buying a Dodge Charger”
I woke in the morning with Max’s head on my shoulder and his body against mine. It was absolutely adorable. The night before, I had been working late, and as I went to bed, I had forgotten there was a new dog in the house. I looked down from my bed to see Max on […]
Memoirs of a Steroid Dealer, Episode 15: “Molly and Coke”
“Thank you, I really appreciate that. Maybe I should have mentioned this before you hung up, but I was also interested in some coke and molly. The last time you were here, you said that you could get me molly for fifteen dollars a gram. Can I get one-hundred grams of that, and fifteen hundred […]
Memoirs of a Steroid Kingpin, Episode 14: “Gene the Drug Dealer”
I heard a knock at the door. The only person I was expecting was Christy to drop off the dog, but she had walk-in privileges, and never knocked, so I was curious to see who this was. As I walked through the living room and kitchen, I rounded the corner into the laundry room where […]
Memoirs of a Steroid Kingpin, Episode 13: “The iSteroids Bump”
I was sitting in my office staring at my computer screen – again. I looked down at my abruptly vibrating phone. I admired the sleek design of my new iPhone 4. I was finally able to afford an iPhone, and I couldn’t be happier with it. “Hello?” It was Christy, my ex-girlfriend. “Hi Ryan. One […]
Memoirs of a Steroid Kingpin, Episode 12: “Becoming an Approved Source”
Over the next week, I would receive an order or two a day. Juiceman, another one of ambassadors to whom I sent a free sample, like Psycho, had posted his pics and positive reviews of my service and products. Psycho and Juiceman were members of both iSteroids and Phantom Gym, and were promoting my products […]
Memoirs of a Steroid Kingpin, Episode 11: “Most Profitable Day in My Life”
I returned back to my stand-up computer station in approximately two and a half hours. Upon checking my business email again, I noticed three new emails. This was crazy. The first two emails were Western Union payments! One was for seven-hundred-seventy-five dollars, and the other was for two-hundred-fifty-dollars. The most amount of money I had […]